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Hepatic steatosis is associated with fibrosis, nucleoside analogue use, and hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection in HIV-seropositive patients.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Aug 2006
McGovern Barbara H, Ditelberg Jeremy S, Taylor Lynn E, Gandhi Rajesh T, Christopoulos Katerina A, Chapman Stacey, Schwartzapfel Beth, Rindler Emily, Fiorino Anne-Marie, Zaman M Tauheed, Sax Paul E, Graeme-Cook Fiona, Hibberd Patricia L
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BACKGROUND: We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hepatic steatosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive patients with hepatitis C and to investigate whether steatosis is associated with liver fibrosis. METHODS: Retrospective chart reviews were conducted in 4 hospitals that serve community-based and incarcerated HIV-infected patients who had undergone a liver...
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